Daily Republican., 1887-11-09
Eucherilg a Confidence Man

ing left the satchel at the express office
and got a receipt for it, l babe Samuel
goodbye, cordially inviting him to
come and sec me # he ever was in my |
part of Maine. added that consid-
cred myselt lucky man in having
made his acquaintance. II trust you
never may ieel like altering your opin.
ion," he replied with wonderfully
bright smile. Think | never met o |
stranger who made so favorable anI
impression on me. Well, gentlemen,
| see that you are all on broad grin,
and the rest of this chapter Of my ex-
perience with Samuel / need scarcely
tell you. When got home l hasten
ed 10 the express office, got my precious
black bag, and hurying to my room
with 1t locked the door and opened it.
| still recOllect how my mouth water
ed as turned the key. To my utter
smazement and furious indignation l
found Of course that had been taken
| in and done for. The bag contained
nothing but packages Of brown paper
OF the size of bank notes. In q flash
| saw the true inwardness of the
swindie Of which l was the victim. |
had been shown genuine money by the
scoundrelly Samuel. The sample
which had taken to the brokers Of
flee and the bank were indeed as good
as the wheat because they had been
issued by Uncle Sam very ditferent
individual from Sam Hall. The closet
in Samuel's room doubtless could be
entered from the hall. 1t was so en-
tered and the bag with waste paper
substituted for the one containing good
money. For an hour after making
this discovery how l did tear around
that rooml Gres. Scott, it was terri
BILE. At length l calmed Gown enough
| TO consider what I'd better do about it
| Dread of ridicule and the realization
| OF having been duped while was en-
deavoriDg to acquire counterfeit money
forbade my laying the matter befor'
the police. At length settled dowI
on the determination that l woul'
never rest until had got even and
little more with Samuel Hall.
;. III.
h Well, Of course realized my deter
: minaiion or wouldn't be telling 20
: this story to night-not muchi With
= :, in a week OF the time was plundere
y was back in Boston disguised so tha
n my own mother wouldn't have recol
II nized me. managed to obtain a
i agency for the sale of soaps and PEI
fumeries in order to have an excus
+, for tramping all over the city and el
tering all sorts OF houses without e!
citing suspicion. But failed to con
~ upon Samuel, :.
IS Finally, while endeavoring to di
a pose OF some perfumery To the propr
e. ctor of the saloon ia which first m
I! him-ycs, The saloon did need pc
!, fuming pretty badly-I learned from
u remark which was dropped by one
the inmates that he had gone wei
v "That probably means Chicago
I said to myself, and took the first ira
for that city with my soaps and pc
"A "A fumeries. l arrived during o ra
n. week, and concluded that if Samu
i. was about I'd find him out at the ra
nd track. 1t was good guess for
80 rreenhorn. About the first person
laid my eyes on after l had reach
the grand stand was Samuel. he 81
wore Grape on his hat and pate
If feathers on his feet. He was betti
cd freely. going about with banknol
n. temptingly displayed between his ID
gers-my banSnotes, very like
b, After the first race several men we
D, no and shook his hand, and edgi
:" NV way toward him l gathered tre
h. the talk that he had won large su
nj of money. 40 approached with
IA tray of soaps and perfumery and
marked in regular Cheap John sty
"Now all you that have put yo
ed money on the right horse help pt
>s- devil to make an honest living-t
< finest soap and the best smelling p
bic fumery In the world. Have bott
sir?" addressed the question
- ~ Samuel. "Why, certainly" he
VI swered, and he handed me dol
4 bill and l handed him bottle OF p
. fumery. The price was % cents, 81
handed him his change. but he
~, clined 10 take it, saying good natur
40, ly: "Oh, that's all right, old mai
per Samuel was the VI ry soul OF generos
q when he wished TO be. l thanh
: him profusely, and then giibly
Of marked to the group: This max
K myself millionaire selling soap a
- perfumery is slow work. I've go'
few hundred dollars between cou
of mattresses in my garret in Chica
. and if one of you keen ones will
me which horses are going to win
1 morrow III bring it out and make
I fortune" l kept my eyes nxed
| Samuel as | said this, ard noticed
- nv delight that he seemed Interest,"
nm When the bell rang for the next r.
:. the rest of the group LETT me,
IT. Samuel remained behind.
II .Old man." said he. laying his hs
es on nv shoulder, ''you make me TN
of dear friend Of mine who was
nc at sea a few years ago. He wa
splendid, whole. .souled fellow, and
, the sake of the resemblance feel
dong YOU favor. Don't bring "
money out here, you're sure to lose
dc I've got rooms at No. - Lake strt
Tor and il you can manage to come aror
nd there tomorrow about noon 1 can
-. YOU in the way OF investing whate
sn you've got between those mattresses
ho as to increase il tenfold. But mul
pc the word: you understand" l
% uged him with my thanks, assu
~ him that I would not fail to call vi
him the next day, and he rcjoined
companions at the quarter stretch.
The next day at noon found me
Ssmuel's den on Lake street. He
gan the conversation by inquiring
=. was game and if thought l knew
n good thing when / saw it. ! sal